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Portuguese army chief Ramalho Eanes ia the clear
favorite in the presidential election scheduled forhe fail toirst ballot majority, he willwithin three weeksunoff with the second
mmmXU^ vote would oo called off if Prime Minister Azevedo, whoevere heart attack Wednesday, should die bofore the polls close tomorrow evening. Latest medicalhowever, descr-.be his condition as improving.
| The effect Azovodu's incapacitation will have on the voting is unclear, although it could leadeducedhe canvpaiyn had been rather colorless until the final week when the Prime Minister stepped up his personal attacks on front-runner Eanes.
General Eanes is favored tolear majority and
unoff, but he could be hurtow voter turnout, which would tend to favor tho two leftidtsecurity chief Otelo de Carvalho and Communist central committee member Octi^/io Pato. Eanos expects to pick up some of Azcvedo's support, but many of tho Prime Minister's backers and lukewarm Eanes supporters may stay homo in the belief that tha army chief's victory is now assured.
bjhbbS:- Minister Azevedo was expected to wage theffective campaign against Eanes, but his campaign failed to get off tho ground and,arge sympathy vote, hisio likely to remove him from the running.
on the other hand, has emerged as somethingarK horse, often attracting enthusiastic crowds twice ass those turning out for Eanes. Some public opinion polls reportedly have showed that Carvalho had overtaken Azevedo even bofore thj letter's heart attack.
Socialist loader Snores, whem Eanes says ho wJ 11 name prime minister, claims he willovernment selected and ^eady to take office as soon aa ha is officially designated. The now government may not take over until mid-July, however, and their program may not be through the legislature until late July or early August, fj
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